By Engku Shariful Azni
Pix Abd Ra’ai Osman

BANGI, 3 May 2016 – Married couples should stop comparing their married life with others as it shows they are ungrateful with their lives, says Dr Suzana Mohd Hoesni, Senior Lecture from School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanity, The National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Dr Suzana, a guest speaker, said couples need to focus on more challenging  matters in their own lives to sustain a happy marriage, such as finances.

She noted that when they feel unsatisfied with what they have, they start to compare their lives with other couples whom they believe to be better off.

“When we start to compare our life with others, it is very risky as the problem is prolonged,” she explained in a ‘live’ television talk show of Wanita Hari Ini recently.

Another guest, actress and presenter Diana Amir, said money might be important, but  couples should be grateful for what they have and be moderate.

“When we cannot differentiate between needs and desire, we would not know what we actually want and would not feel satisfied with what we have,” she added during the show that brings out the topic ‘Isteri Mampu Milik’.

Wanita Hari Ini aired its show ‘live’ from Panggung Seni UKM for two days and raised topics related to marriage life.

There were also Question and Answer sessions with involving the audience, whom were mainly UKM students and staff.